Rita Levi-Montalcini: Pioneer and Ambassador of Science

"My experience in childhood and adolescence of the subordinate role played by the female in a society run entirely by men had convinced me that I was not cut out to be a wife."—Rita Levi-Montalcini

Self-assured from an early age, Rita knew that she was cut out for a number of other roles and the difference she could make in the lives of others.

Prevailing over her father's traditional values, Rita attended medical school and continued to study the development of the nervous system after gra...